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elaborate preparations to meet tho outbreak
when it should come.
Capt John Bonfleld, who assumed the reS7on-
sblity on the night of the tragedy, as on the day
Of the previous riot, was born in 1895 il New
Brunswick, his father being Z County Clare Irish.
snen lately arrived In that province. In l8i4 ths
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THE ANARCHISTS SIDE.

Perhaps tho best possible summary Of the
Anarchists defense Of their action and their
belief is found in tho letters addressed b. the
condemned to Governor Oglcsby, of Illinois,
extracts from which are given:
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suppressed by the police with great difficulty.
In February, 1856, the worllnen at the Nc
Cormick factory struck, and Pinkertons
men wero employed to defend the property,
and there was a riot. On May l, 1886, tho
worEingmcn of Chicago, with few excep-
tions, carried out their plan of general
strike for an eight hour day. The strike was
well managed and partially successful. On
May 3 August Spies delivered fierce philip
pic against the non-union men still employed
at tho Mccormick works, and there was an
encounter between the "scabs" and police on
one side and the strikers on the other. A
short and terrible fight occurred; several
men were killed and many more wounded in
various degrees. From the battle ground
August Spies hurried to the Office Of The
Arbciter Zcitung, wrote and had printed and
distributed the noted revenge circular.
On May there Yves rioting nearly all day
on Blue Island avenue, near tho Mccormick
works. The First regiment Yves ordered to
be in readiness at its armory and the entire
police force was kept in instant readiness.
The Arbeiter Zeitung of that morning urged
destructive action, and the Anarchists were
busy among the strikers all day. Thousands
of copies of the following notice were scat
tered through the city:
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q 44-calibcr revolver ard peculiar knife
made from fat file. All were Released af
ter tho inquest except Sciwab, Fischer aad
August Spies. Tho condemned and some
others were held without bail. May II, the
grand jury met and listened to charge by
the late Judge Rogers; on the 9th they
handed in indictments against the men since
condemned and Anton Hirschburgcr and
John APPEL besides. On making up his case
the prosecutor nollied tho indictments
against tho last two, tho evidence being IL
sufficient On tho 2lst of June the trial be-
gen before Judge Cay. Three weeks and
three days were coi:sanled in making up u.
jury; 1,351 tllcs:ncn wcro examined, both
sides c;;hGusting every power the law gave
them. The names of the jury were as fol-
lows:
Frank S. Osborne, foreman; James II. Cole,
Scott G. randall, Theodore E. Denier, Charles L.
Todd, Andrew Hamilton, Charles A. Ludwig,
James II. EraCton, AlaEsoa II. Reed, John B.
Grcnicr, George VI. Adams, Howard 7. Sanford
The trial lasted from July Is to Aug. 90 in
elusive and attracted the attention of tho
civilized worid-scarcely more by tho impor-
tancc of the Issues than By the abilities Of
the counsel. On behalf Of tho state appeared
States Attorney julius S. Grinnell, assisted
BY Messrs. Frank Walker, Edmund Furth-
man ard George G. Ingham; for the accused,
Capt. ". P. Black, Moses Solomon, w. A.
Foster and Slgmund Zeisier. The jury
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family moved to Chicago. where John learned
thr trade OF nachiniSt and aftcrward became
locomotive engineer. IL 1871 he became police
man and rose rapidly in rank.
Superintendent. of Polio" Frederick j. Ebcrsold
was born in Bavaria in 1911, emigr2ted to Illinois
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TIE FATEFUL NIGHT.

On tho evening Of Maya about 9. .oao people
assembled. The managers placed the wagon
On which the speakers were to stand l!ttle
way up DasplaiEcG street from tho Hay
market, by the mouth CT convenient alley,
and at point w.ero they could have q full
view of the police as tho latter advanced
from their DeSpl2iIcs Street station. Mayor
Carte" Harrison waS in tho crowd end ex-
pressed some surprise at the nildncss of the
first speakers, Spies and Parsons. The crowd
was disappointed, t2o, and was fast melting
away, when FieiG2a took his stan1 in the
wagon. Ills most intimate English friends
could not have recognized the mild Metho-
dist cxhortcr and laborcr of other days His
ireilzicd defamation excited what remained
OF the crowd, and their applause reacted on
him. Il wes testified CT the trial that he
called for immediate action in tllcso words:
Arm. Arm! Tnrottle and kill the law!
Then Inspector Bon1eld decided to disperse
tho meeting Seven companies of policemen,
175 men, in platoons reaching from curb to
curb, marched from their station of Des-
PLANES street north to tho wagon. As tbey
drew rear, FiclGen is sworn to have shouted:
'He.c como the hloodhouIds; you do your
duty end I'll do mine!"
Capt. Ward of the police, called out:
''In the name Of the people Of the state Of
Illinoi, ] command you to peaceably dis
perse'
Ficlden stepped down from the wagon ex-
claiming:
1--WE arc pcaceable!"
twas claimed by the prosecution that the
word ''peaccablc" was tine signal agreed on.
There waS dead silence for perhaps ten
seconds, the crowd slowly moving oil and
the police standing firm, when q strange
fixing sound was heard near the mouth Of
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erS used language
Of a very infam-
matory character.
Still, though ono Of
the Chicago papers
had predicted seri-
Gus trouble, tho
meetings were not
ssad. But
Frodericll Ebcr-
sold, supcrintc:lc!'
ent, and John Bon
hClu, inspector OIL
police, were well
aware of the extent
pof tho discomfort
and made The most
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TEE ANARCHISTS.
History OF the IEaymarket Trag.
edy in Chicago.
CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE.
Deeds of the Fateful Day---May
4, 1886.
ARREST, TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
ARREST, TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
Judgment of the Illinois Courts Affirmed
by the Nations Supreme Tribunal.
Portraits and Sketches of the Police, tho
Judges, tho Jury, the Convicted and
Other Interested Persons-Pictures OF
the Scene of the Tragedy, Court Scenes,
Etc.-Closins Events .of the Drama.
Letters Of the Condemned, in Which
They State Their Case.
ANARCHY IN AMERICA.

DON after tho close
of the civil war in
the United States
immigration, ell
ways of no mean
proportio n S, in
creased rapidly.
It was then tho
American public c
first began to hear
much of conlnun-
ism, socialism and
anarchiSm. In lSeG
tho maximum waS
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SA<O
length. Spies and
Parsons have writ
ten cut o bi oC-
raphies, and tho
condemned m c Il,
their families and
Miss Nina Van
Zandt, who mar
ried Spies by
proxy, have been
the objects of gen.
eral at ton tt o n
since the tragedy.
Dusl:y Mrs. Par-
son s, W h o b as
worked so hard
for her husbands
life, has become
nersonallY EnOyTn
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was afterward
claimed, threw tho
bomb, was among
thoso arrested, but
the evidence o
against him was
not deemed sum-
cien1 to hold him
and he was re.
leased. He iunme-
diatcly Lett Ameri-
ca e%d is now sup
posed to 10 in Ger
m any. a dolE b
Fischer was ono CT
thcprinters, and on
his person when ar
rested were found
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pposrcUTINC ATTORNEYS.

that it has no jurisdiction; os tho questions
as to violating tho national constitution were
not raised or argued in tho Illinois court.
Therefore, a writ Of error could not issue.
Of tho various appeals and petitions and
meetings protesting against tho execution OF
+to hnorcb;s1s we have not room to SPEAK at
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THE CONDEMNED MEN.

Brief biographical sketches of the coz
denned arc here given:
August Theodore Vincent Spies pronounced
Specs is credited with being the brains of the
movement. lie has given his experience in an
autobiography which is regarded as the work OF
a genius by his friends, and us eloquent insanity
in print by those who are opposed to him. He
was born Dec TO- 1850 in the 'o,d robbers castle
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| of humanity, but their blood will work miracles
in bringing about the downfall Of modern society
and in Fastening the birth Of new era Of civih-
| Zation.
Magma est veritas ct prevalebet
ADoLpH FISCHER.
LOUIS LINGG'S LETTER.
| To MIR. r. J. Oglesby, Governor Of Illinois:
| Anent the fact that the progressive and liberty
| loving portion Of the American people are en-
deavoring to prevail upon you to inrerpose your
clare. with my friend and comrade Parsons, thlt
demand either liberty or death. If you nIo
really servant of the neople according to tho
constitution of the country. then you WILL ly
virtue of your Office, Internationally release ma
Referring to the general and inalienabe rights
of men, have called upon the dsinherited and
oppressed masses TO oppose the force Of their CO.
pressors-exerciSed by armed enforcement of ia
famous laws. enacted in the interest of capital
with force in order to attain a dgnifed and
manly existence by securing the full returns Of
their labor. Th!s-and only this-is the crime
which was proven against Inc, Notwithstanding
the employment of pcrjured testimony on tEb
part Of the state. And this crime is guaranteed
not only rs O right, but as duty, by tho Ameri-
can constitution, the representative Of whichyou
are supposed to be in the state OF Illinois.
But il you are not the representative Of tho
constitution, like the great majority of Office
holders, q mere tool Of the monopolists or n
upon the thirst for blood displayed by the ex.
tortioners, because mere mitigation OF the yer-
oiet Woula oe e9%aTdice S; ,, anu PROOF tnat tne
rus J GlsSes W. tha you poet, are enenl'
selves apasned ~ Ine ,iun:s.rcsty OF my con
Geninasioh, Gnu, OF their M Own Vlo
aon OF se oSr 4, sat avst ,s ~ a 1ue
me, but also yourself and those whom you repre-.
sept 1Iusr, @ ~ ho s,,-o tho+ ts tSeu o.,
',r nof;n m.;i, tn sand 80, W.,
or;e1;neI inanrscrint as a Registered Letter '
LII.
GEORGE ENGELs LETTER.
Dear sir-I George Engel, citizen Of the United
,hot t III nf 1yeis nsitou W atn
tho highest executive officer of the stata Of ill
nols to commute my sen,SncG oI aeaaa 70 I'm. I'M,
PrisHbatfftii pr tHa foiiovng rronnds. "e''1'' 'N''
u lam not aware of having violated any laws Of
tbie co COUNTRY In mv firm belief in thc coastitn.
tion w.'ich the to,rtcrs of th;s rcnnb;ic be.
GJootbcd =, this neonie and which -annaina IN.
9iorod ba Va evarciiad rho riyht nf frea sneoca
sreo nress free thought and free assembiare as
.aptd prtse, h +bs nonstitm,ion anJ hona ,i -
ee;saI the oyiStinr conJition of sociatr and smc.
C.ad , nv Soo S;,i1nne Win NV eJu;Sa Hb;cb
R t ri-St nf nr"-v bn,y;es, ctizan nh
reeaiu % ~" ,;, ~ S,., -, ~; 1h? o. oa & iuo
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in many cities by reason Of her speeches IN
his behalf. Mrs Schnaubclt, mother of the
alleged bomb thrower, and Mrs Schwab, her
daughter, wero recently brought into special
prominence by reason Of the elder lady's visit
to America and tho rumor that she had
brought with her a full statement Of the
facts in the case from her son. Spies, Fielden
and Schwab finally signed petitions for
commutation All these things can only
be alluded to here. Among other cuts we
give portrait of Sheriff Matson, of Cook
county, Ills, who, by virtue of his Office, has
charge of all executions in Chicago.
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ATTENTION, woRKIEG.fEN!

Great mass meeting tonight at 7:3o o'clock at
the IIaylnarkct, Randolph street, between Dcs-
slaires and EIalStead Good speakers will be
present to dcnounce the latest G:rocious acts Of
the police-thc shooting Of our fellow workmen
Yesterday afternoon Worliingmen, arm your
selves and appear in full force!
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the alley and thence littlo ball rose in curvo
over tho wagon and fell between tho second
and third companies Of police. There was
binding flash, an explosion that was heard
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INTERIOR OF THE JAIL.

INTERIOR OF THE JAIL.
So say society may hang number Of disci.
Piles Of progress who have disinterestedly served
the cause of the sons Of toll, which is the cause
Of humanity, but their blood will work miracles
in bringing about the downfall Of modern society
and in Fastening the birth Of new era Of civil.
Zation.
Magma est veritas ct prevalebet.
hnn M EIacr
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The word "Iuhc" tGcrElan for "PcaceTi
alleged to h2vo been agreed upon as tho sig
1ial for immediate revolution, also appeared
in that number OF the paper.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-25
For Rent.
For Rent

EOE Rents For Kent.
AsA OUR list of rents is always large and open
M.,sl 70 inspection from in the morning until
1911 $50 at evening We have now AZ rents on
our boards at prices ranging from IS per m onth
upward to 500 per month"; and located in all narfs
Of the city. - -
Prompt paying tenants like to deal with us and
others know better than to hire of u.s. We average
At this , time OF year about fifty calls daily from
good place to exhibit houses and tenements for
remit = =
1t IS generally acknowledged by those who have
house than the owner can get, and save him ali
time aud annoyance in taking care of his own
property, and we are Just prompt in accoIntino
to owners as we are in collecting from the tenants
Try US.
Horace p. HOadIey.
HOADLEY BUILDING.
1als Opposite PostoHace.
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News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE Blue TO THE FORE
Yale's First Victory On The
Thames.
FINE WORK BY THE WINNERS.
The PennsyIvanians Row a
Good Race.
JAKE SHARP IS SURPRISED,
Alderman Pearson Gives
Him Away Badly.
JAKE SHARP is SURPRISED.
YALE WINS HEX FIRST RACE.

YALE WINS H EK FIRST RACE.
The University of Pennsylvania Beat
en- by Seven Boat Lengths-Very Lit.
tie Excitement-The Race Foregone
Conclus:on-The Race To-Day.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l
NEW LONDON, June 24.-Yale won as ex-
pected in her race with Pennsylvania. She
won by seven boat lengths in % minutes,
80 seconds. Pennsylvania crossed the line
in % minutes and SO seconds. Yesterdays
rain storm emptied the town of college men
and the excitement was small
The race, which was to have been rowed at
o'clock, was postponed until T. The boats
got all ready at 4, the grand stand of six
cars moved to position, the referees boat and
the Cecile, Osprey and Gypsy steamed up the
river, but the referee, Captain Cowles, de-
cided that the water was too rough and that
the race would have to be postponed until z
o'clock, when it would be rowed up the
river.
At O'Clock the wind though les
sened somewhat was blowing rather stifiy.
Nevertheless it was decided to row the race
and the Yale launch with the crew and shell
and the Mantle, the Pennsylvania's launch,
with crew and shell steamed down the river.
A very short while only elapsed before the
crews took their position in line. At CAT
the word ego" was given. Both crews took
to the water quickly, Yale seeming to get
an immediate advantage. Only six strokes
were pulled when a Pennsylvania man
broke an oar and both crews were called
back. At TIA the start again was made and
Yale after a few strokes pulled ahead.
From thence on the race was evidently lost
and won. Yale gradually pulled away from
the red and black and at every mile kept in
creasing her lead. She crossed the line in
% M, 20 sec., beating by about seven boat
lengths.
The time is not as good as would have
been made had the elements been less bellig-
erent and had Yale wished to exert herself
At the time of the race the wind was favor
able, but the water was inclined to be antag-
onistic to record breaking. 1t is also the
opinion that Yale might have increased her
lead had she wished to. The crews were
composed as follows:
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RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
EHUtSS IUADEe
The Committee en- Streets Hold a Long
Session and Hear Numerous Petit

The Committee en- Streets Hold a Long
Session and Hear Numerous Petit
tiOners-Ellfott Lane to be Changed
to Cain Street-SIdeWalks to be Laid.
The committee streets met in the gen.
eral committee room at the City Hall last
evening. 1t recommended that ths following
petitions and recommendations be granted:
For top dressing Franklin street, from Chapel
street to railroad bridge at Summer street;
for paving cutters both sides of Sylvan ave-
nue., between Howard avenue and Orchard
street; for cobble cutters both sides of How
ard avenue, between Congress and Sylvan
avenues; for concrete sidewalk north side of
Elm street, between Sherman avenue and
Mott street; for curb and concrete walk both
sides of Lombard street, between Ferry and
North Front streets; for concrete walk in
Burtonia Place, from State street to termi-
nus; for sidewalk west side of Winchester
avenue, between Thompson and Reed streets;
for sidewalk on Dixwell avenue, east side,
where needed, from II Dixwell avenue to
Foote street; for sidewalk on Olive street,
west side, from State street to railroad bridge;
for stone sidewalk on Chapel street, south
side, from High street easterly to Whitte-
more's block; for sidewalk on Park street,
east side, where needed, from George to Oak
streets; for stone sidewalk on north side of
Grand avenue, in front of Nos. 979 and 9S1;
for stone sidewalk on Temple street, east
side, from Chapel to Center streets; for con-
crete sidewalk on east side of Ferry street.
from Dover street southerly to present walk;
for stone sidewalk on Orange street, east
side, in front of Nos. Al and 43.
1t was recommended that the name of
Elliott lane be changed to that of Cain street.
The following petitions were tabled for one
month: For brick sidewalk on Adeline street,
both sides, between West and Barclay streets;
for sidewalk on north side of George street,
between Norton street and Sherman avenue;
for top dressing Union street, between Fair
and Water streets.
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THE PRIZE SPEAKERS.
John Bennett0 Wins the DeF0rest
medaI-Good Speaking


MedaI-Good Speaking.
The DeForest prize speaking at the Battel1
chapel yesterday afternoon was well up to
the usual high standing of excellence, in the
matter of the subjects especially. Two spoke
on ''The Influence of Coleridge on English
Thought" in very able and interesting way.
The two speakers on the political revolution
of Connecticut in 1918 spoke well. Till
this date of our States consti tuition, Charles
II, 3 charter, the most liberal ever granted
a colony was Connecticut's only constitution.
One speaker aptly called it our magma
Charta." Both speakers reviewed our State
history in a worthy and instructive manner,
and accorded to it the frst-place in the study
of constitutional history in this country The
historian Hume writes: England owes all the
freedom of her constitution to the Puritans."
Bancroft calls attention to the purely Puri-
tan character of Connecticut's history Till
1918 her constitution written in her charter
is purely Puritan. President jefferson &C
corded to it the first place in American colo
NAL constitutions, the model for them all.
These illusions were made in the addresses.
Connecticut history is worthy special de-
partment in our university. The DeForest
medal was won by John Bennetto, of New
Haven. Mr.. Bennetto won the junior ex.
prize also. He learned the trade of type
setting in the Bridgeport Farmer Office and
worked year in the JOURNAL AND COURIER
office at his trade just prior to entering col
lege. He may be said to have worked his
way through college and largely through his
own exertions has obtained this enviable col
lege position. His mother is widow.
The programme of the speaking yesterday
was:
1. Jonathan Swift and Ireland
Herbert harrington Perkins, Harvard Mass.
= The Political Revolution in Connecticut in 1918.
Allen Wardner johnson. WATERFOWL.
g. The Influence of Coleridge on English Thought.
Gerald Hamilton Beard, Chicago. Ill.
4 Lessng's Dramatic Influence as PLAYWRIGHT and
Critic.
William Lyon Phelps, New Haven.
D. Inc influence of Coleridge on English Thought.
Louis Hartman Peet, Brooklyn, N. Y.
g. The Political Revolution in Connecticut in 1878
John Bennetto, New Haven
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Hits Outside the Diamond.


At last the Bridgeports have lost their Sec
ond game on their own grounds.
Taylor has lost valuable Scotch terrier,
five months old. He has advertised for it.
The Hillhouse High school nine will play
the Bridgeport High school nine at Hamilton
Park this afternoon.
The New Ravens play at Ansonia to day.
Fitzgerald and Cuff will be the battery
The team has four scheduled league games
next week.
President A. Fl. Buckingham, of the New
Haven Ball association, has rendered his re-
signation, as the duties of such office en-
croach too much upon his regular business.
The Bridgeports have protested Wednes-
days game in Danbury on occount of a mani
testify unfair decision by Umpire Begley,
which allowed Danbury to score the winning
run.
The question is: "Who arranged the East
ern league schedule?' Nobody seems to
know who is responsible for such cong1om-
Grated mess Could it have been President
Weber2
Mines made up of the clerks of Armstrong;
and Chamberlain's furniture stores played
game of ball on the Orange street grounds,
corner of Edwards street, yesterday afternoon.
Six innings were played, and Chamberlain's
clerks were victorious, so to 90.
That catch by Burns yesterday was prob
ably the best seen at the park this season.
He caught it while on a dead run for the
fence and with his back to the grand stand.
He was cheered SO heartily that he was
obliged to take off his cap to stop the ap-
plause.
Weckbecker, who was released by Manager
Kelly the first of the week, has been signed
to play with the Hartfords. He was to have
played in left field in yesterdays game in
place of Beecher, who has gone to the Pitts
burgs. Weckbecker will be q valuable man
to the Hartfords
Wait and see how quickly President Weber
will have the schedule revised when he finds
that the Bridgeport team will be obliged to
lay idle by the Spring6elds dropping out. He
cannot afford to have the Bridgeports lose
anything, although the New Ravens have
lost third place account of but two league
games this week.